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Forsyth County, Georgia
Located 40 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Cities
| Year |
County |
GA (millions) |
U.S. (millions) |
| 2004 |
131,865 |
8.8 |
293 |
| 2003 |
123,811 |
8.7 |
290 |
| 2002 |
116,924 |
8.6 |
288 |
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| Year |
County |
GA |
U.S. |
| 2004 |
$31,585 |
$29,782 |
$33,050 |
| 2003 |
$30,555 |
$29,000 |
$31,472 |
| 2002 |
$33,108 |
$28,821 |
$30,906 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 21 county public schools with 1,252 teachers, 18,860 students, and 782 high school graduates in 2002; 6 private schools with 750 students in 2003. |
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Lanier at Oakwood (22 miles) with 2,800 students.
2-yr: Gainesville College at Gainesville (22 miles) with 4,200 students.
4-yr: North Georgia College & State University at Dahlonega (23 miles) with 3,683 students; Emory University at Atlanta (35 miles) with 11,000 students; Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta (35 miles) with 15,575 students; Georgia State University at Atlanta (35 miles) with 24,300 students.
Lanier Technical College-Forsyth with 960 students. |
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PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each $1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and inventory.
| Effective Rates: |
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Within City |
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Outside City |
| Cumming |
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2005 |
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$9.15 |
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| SALES: City and county have 3% local sales tax in addition to the 4 % state sales tax. |
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| INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on three classes of property. |
| Forsyth County exempts 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. |
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JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 4, Amount: $1,250 as of 2006
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county.
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (40 miles) service by Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, Air Jamaica, AirTran, America West, American, ASA, British Airways, Continental, Comair, Corporate, Delta, Frontier, Hooters, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Midwest, Northwest, South African, United, US Airways. Home of Phoenix Air Group, an international light jet transport service.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (40 miles) with a 11,889 feet Bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, 24-hour manned control tower; Gainesville Airport (22 miles) with a 5,000 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, NDB; Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (20 miles) with a 5,000 feet concrete runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, VOR, ILS, NDB, hangar, lighted runway. |
| RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (40 miles); CSX rail - Buford (14 miles); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (40 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - Buford (14 miles). |
WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (153 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (272 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Forsyth County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This assures long-term continuity. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
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| NATURAL GAS: Supplied by Atlanta Gas Light Company and available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. |
| WATER: Plant capacity (county): 7,100,000 gal/day. Consumption: 5,000,000 gal/day average, 5,500,000 gal/day maximum. Elevated storage capacity: 1,800,000 gal. Source: Bald Ridge, Dobbs Creek, Lake Lanier. |
| SEWER: Plant Capacity: 2,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 600,000 gal/day; Secondary treatment plant. Forsyth County system capacity: 2,000,000 gal/day. Plant load: 150,000 gal/day. |
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Cumming